High School Musical

Dave & I took Taylor to the High School Musical Concert Tour last Sunday in MI. She absolutely loved every second of it and it wasn't too bad for mom and dad either. It was great to watch Taylor enjoy it so much!

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MiMi and her girls after a night of s'more making and firefly catching.

Our annual harvest picking at Bic-a-Bic's house.

The girls painting their canvas's that MiMi got them to hang in her apartment.

And last, but not least....you can't forget MiMi's nighttime snuggler, Champ Dog.

MiMi's Visit

MiMi and her girls....Taylor, Ella, Emma, Hope and Calla. The girls had a sleep over with their cousins last week to help out Tammy & Tom while JT was in the hospital. It was great fun and I think the start of many more to come.

MiMi with EVERY hair pretty in the house the girls could find. This is a regular event during MiMi's visits.

Playing with friends at the park...Ella, Taylor, Kylie, Reagan and Emma.

The Toledo Zoo. We spent alot of time with our friends Beth, Averie and Baylor during MiMi's visit. It was nice for her and great for the girls. We spent time shopping, swimming, zooing it and just hangin' out.

More Vacation

Hilton Head Island Vacation

The beautiful beach with the moon in the background.

The sunset at Shelter Cove Park/Marina where the have fireworks every Tuesday night.

The girls on the 18th hole of the "famous" golf course at the tip of the island where the Harbour Town lighthouse is. We all made it to the top of the lighthouse (114 steps) for the most amazing island view.

Baby JT is here!

John Thomas Merrill Oelkrug arrived on July 5th at 9:05 AM weighing in at 4lbs 11oz. This is the new addition for Dave's sister Tammy and Tom. Hope and Calla are very excited for their new "little" brother. Mom and JT are doing good. He was admitted to the NICU to watch his low blood sugar but is improving. I hope to have photos to share soon.

We Are Home!

Sorry....no pictures yet. They will come soon. I have to load them into the computer. I have LOTS of great photos to share! We made it home Sunday around noon. We drove over 9 hours on Saturday so we could get home at a decent time Sunday to get things around for the start of a new week. We had such a GREAT vacation! Hilton Head Island is a great place for a true vacation. I feel like I got some R&R....even with the kids. There is not much to do other than the pool and beach. We did make it out for a little shopping, putt-putt golf and some nice dinners. The kids had great fun. We are already talking about going back next year. Most people get around the island on bikes. You can rent them so we would probably do that and we heard the ocean dolphin cruises were pretty amazing.
The condo we rented was amazing. We would definitely stay here again. We had the 1st floor unit which was great. http://www.hiltonheadscvillas.com/